Arrested for a drug possession charge in Kern County or Lamont California? We can help. For nearly 20 years our defense attorneys have been fighting allegations of criminal drug possession in all parts of the region.

The most common type of drug possession charge is what is known as simple possession or personal use. Other types of offenses are intent to sell, actual sales, importation and transportation. All of the crimes require two basic elements: One is knowledge of the substance, and the second is dominion and control over the drugs.

The following is a typical scenario. A person is stopped while traveling in a vehicle on interstate 5 of highway 99, most often by the CHP. The vehicle is searched and drugs are discovered somewhere in the vehicle. The occupants are arrested and charged with one of the previously mentioned drug offenses. The question is how is the crime proven? First, the District Attorney will attempt to establish that the accused knew of the presence of the drugs by using either direct or circumstantial evidence. For example, an admission that the person was aware of the drugs or that the contraband was discovered in an area that the person had access to such as a console, glove compartment or some bag or luggage within the vehicle.

Defenses can exist to these charges. Our Lamont attorneys can attack the state's case arguing a failure of proof or insufficiency of evidence. Moreover, motions can be filed challenging the legality of the car stop and the subsequent search. Our lawyers have been successful in suppressing evidence that was the product of a violation of a defendant's fourth amendment rights under the constitution. We use the latest technology and innovative approaches to have criminal charges dropped when possible.

If you or someone you know has been arrested or charged with drug possession in Kern County or in the Lamont Court we can defend the case and seek to have the charges dismissed, reduced or expunged. We are also skilled in accomplishing the release of suspects from jail with the use of bail reductions and motions to dismiss. In one recent case that was heard for an arrest on the interstate near Taft, Bruce arranged a complete dismissal of the felony charge of drug possession without a prescription

Our Kern County Drug Possession Defense Attorneys have extensive experience with virtually all types of drug charges and substances including marijuana, heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription pain killers like vicodin, oxycontin, and all other narcotics.